Surname Kovać in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kovać families are almost entirely Croats (from Virovitica area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Ludbreg.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kovać live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Bjelovar (<5), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (<5), Virovitica (<5), Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (<5), and in Podravske Sesvete in Djurdjevac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kovać (including: Kovac , Kovacs , Kovach , Kovaci , Kowatsch , Kowacz , Kovatsch , Kowach , Kovacz and Kowac ) is present in 114 countries worldwide. The family name "Kovac " is used by some 40000 people in Slovakia , about 10000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Czech Republic. "Kovach " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 9000 in Ukraine , and some 3000 people in Russian Federation. "Kowacz " is used by some 300 people in Poland , about 70 in Brazil , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Kovać, Kristian Kovać, Goranka Kovać, Dario Kovać, Marsela Kovać, Snežana Kovać, Dejan Kovać, Mustafa Kovać, Ivan Kovać, Vera Kovać, Vinko Kovać, Nataša Kovać, Branko Kovać, Ankica Kovać, Antun Kovać, Mato Kovać, Nevenka Kovać, Željko Kovać, Julijana Kovać

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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